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Beef sambusa

Metal found in beef products shipped to schools prompts recall

By News Desk on March 20, 2023

Hoyo, SBC, of Bloomington, MN, is recalling approximately 1,046 pounds of ready-to-eat beef sambusa products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically thin, wire-like metal.

These items were shipped to schools in Minnesota. While…

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Study reveals outbreak trends in Malaysia

By News Desk on September 4, 2022

The number of foodborne outbreaks over a six year period in Malaysia has remained stable, according to a study.

Researchers looked at the occurrence of food poisoning incidents within Pahang, from 2013 to 2018. Pahang…

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Institute wants increased attention on food hygiene education

By News Desk on June 22, 2022

A not-for-profit foundation has called for more of a focus on food hygiene in schools.

The Reckitt Global Hygiene Institute was set up in 2020 to build a body of research that can contribute to…

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Children sick in French outbreak

By News Desk on September 19, 2021

Local public health officials in France are investigating more than 20 cases of food poisoning, mostly affecting children.

The Hauts-de-France public health agency (ARS) reported the suspected outbreak in recent days among pupils in schools…
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FSIC says handwashing is best way to mitigate gastro risks

By News Desk on May 5, 2021

Good handwashing is more effective than hand sanitizer use in reducing the risk of getting norovirus, according to the Food Safety Information Council (FSIC).

Hand sanitizers are effective against reducing COVID-19 but have little effect…
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Norovirus outbreak reported at Belgian school; raw vegetables blamed

By News Desk on December 22, 2020

More than 150 students and staff at a school in Belgium fell ill during an outbreak of norovirus earlier this month, according to information recently released.

The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food…
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Norovirus outbreak in China linked to delivered food

By News Desk on April 8, 2020

Norovirus was behind a foodborne outbreak in 2018 caused by eating take-out food in China, according to a study.

The outbreak involved 157 probable cases and 20 people had laboratory-confirmed norovirus infections in two weeks…
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Increasing Food-Safety Education in Schools Could Reduce Foodborne Illness in Kids

By Lydia Zuraw on January 23, 2015

There’s a lack of food-safety education in schools that, if addressed, could help reduce the high rates of foodborne illness among children. Each year, an estimated 48 million Americans contract a foodborne illness, resulting in …
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How to Keep Bacteria Out of Your Child’s Lunchbox

By News Desk on August 21, 2014

With back-to-school season right around the corner, the U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to make sure that parents keep their kids’ lunches safe. Children are at high risk of contracting foodborne illness because their immune…
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Norovirus Shuts Down Arkansas School

By News Desk on January 22, 2013

Norovirus sickened more than 300 students at an Arkansas middle school last week, causing the school to shut its doors Friday. At least a third of the 900 children who attend Hellstern Middle School in…
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